“I’ m afraid we haven’ t been very successful,” she replies. “We

“I’ m afraid we haven’ t been very successful,” she replies. “We try to inform our readers about political issues threatening our lifestyle and attempt to get them involved. Unfortunately, many in the lifestyle either don’ t believe that the government will actually take away their rights or are too afraid to make a stand. Swingers who have been ‘exposed’ as active participants in the lifestyle have lost jobs, family, community standing and friends as a result. “People I’ ve personally known who have lost their jobs when their swinging activities were discovered just wouldn’ t fight back because of the fear of further exposure through the publicity that could have been generated. As a matter of fact, my ex-husband was fired from a management position back in 1980 when someone discovered his photo in One our magazines and brought it to the attention of his superiors. Luckily, he was able to find a position with one of Connection’ s affiliate companies. So we pretty much remain an ‘underground minority.’ ” That point is underscored by a 29-year-old woman at the convention. “None of us like publicity,” she says. “None of us want to be out in the open. The business world is very conservative.” She is wearing an American flag bikini, although she has never heard of Abbie Hoffman. She was born the same year that he got arrested for wearing an HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015212